(At the barber shop)

Barbero: Ayos na po colonel

Colonel : *tiningnan ang sarili sa salamin at tumayo)
*dumukot ng pera at binigay sa barber
Colonel : Oh
Barbero: Salamat po
Colonel: (dumukot ulit ng pera) Eto naman ang tip mo
Barbero: Salamat po (nag bow at pumunta sa pintuan para pagbuksan si colonel)
Thank you Sir! Ingat po kayo.
NEXT SCENE: *Nasa palengke
*(Pauwi sa bahay at binubuksan ang gate)
Dog: Bart! Bart! Bart! Bart! Bart! Bart!
Colonel: (Calling the dog)
(He killed the dog)

NEXT SCENE : (School)

Jaze: Honestly, Sir Martial Law is not so bad at all. Atin ang EDSA Revolution dahil sila na ang
nasa pwesto, Pinasama lang ng mga Aquinos at ni distort ang totoong meaning neto.
Other student: Ulol. Magnanakaw.
Jaze : *umupo
Other students : owwwwhhh (naghiyawan)
Teacher: Alright guys, It’s not about the Aquinos. Yes agree they are not the saints as how they are
being portrayed, but Martial Law or anything that uses the same tactic or system of violence to
control its constituents, will never be good to any society, and that is proven by history.
Carlo: (tumikhim)
Teacher: Yes, Carlo?
Carlo: Pero ma’am, I think tama naman si Jaze. Ano bang nangyari sa mga president natin after
marcos? We went from bad to worst and history can also prove that. Our past administrations have
been just as corrupt as before. Ang sabi nga ng parents ko atleast mga Marcos lang nagnanakaw,
ngayon? Lahat ng politiko nagnanakaw na.And atleast ang mga Marcos, may napagawa sila sa
bayan na hanggang ngayon ay napapakinabangan pa, after them wala nang nagawa. Traffic pa
ngalang d na natin maayos. Kaya nga lagi kang late, diba ma’am?
Other students : (nagtawanan)
Teacher: Okay. Kung martial Law ngayon at ganyan ka sumagot. Tatlo lang ang pwedeng
mangyari sayo. Una, ikukulong ka at ito-tortured, o pangalawa, papatayin ka, o pangatlo, Hindi
kana makikita ulit. marami akong sagot sa mga sinabi mo at marami din naming tama at totoo sa
sinabi mo carlo. Our country and the Filipino people have been victimized by its politicians since
time immemorial. Pero ng ikinalulungkot ko ay yung hindi na tayo natuto and I was hoping to do my
part by telling you the things that happened and are still happening. Masyado kasing nagging
relaxed yung generation namin after the martial law, nabulag kame dun sa kakaunti at pekeng
kalayaan pero totoong wala naman talagang nagbago at sa ibang aspeto mas lumala pa nga, hindi
na si Marcos ang may kasalanan, kundi tayo. But I’m still hoping that it’s not too late.
Okay (clap once) I need to ask you something guys, and I want you to make this as your
assignment, since we have a long break.I want you to find someone, aside from your parents or
relatives, who lived during the Martial Law years. Ask them anything or everything how was life
then and then report it to the class, Okay? Class dismissed.
Jaze: Luh biglang nagdrama si sir no? hihirit pa sana ako ng Du30 pero baka mapikon eh
Carlo: lokooo, tara na nga

NEXT SCENE: (Carlo and pat’s room)

(searching about martial law)
(phone rings)
Carlo: Pat!
Pat: Babe, anong ginagawa mo?
Carlo: I’m researching about Martial Law.
Pat: Martial Law?
Carlo: It’s an assignment.
Pat: hmmmmm, So what about Martial Law?
Carlo: Well from what I read, apparently, these guys were making gulo, protesting and everything
propagating communism over here, so… they got arrested and tortured.
Pat: oo nga, totoo yun.
Carlo: Yeah but I think they deserved it. I mean… Can you imagine kung naging communist tayo?
Pat: Communist talaga? Well anyway, pupunta kame kina Shawna gagawa kame ng project nya,
and… baka gigimik din kame after, Just want you to know.
Carlo: Shawna? Really? I thought you hate her?
Pat: Well, She’s my best friend and nag sorry naman sya saakin kaya ok na kame
Carlo: baka, “user-friend”?
Pat: hayaan mona.
Carlo: Alright, well we have a game din later. Sooo, Let’s just go out tomorrow?
Pat: Okay, sige. Bye, I love you.
Carlo: I love you too!
Pat : (pinatay ang call)
Carlo : continue searching for martial law.
NEXT SCENE : ( BASKETBALL COURT)
Carlo and other guys : (playing basketball)
Guy: Nice game pare, galling mo parin. Walang kupas.
Carlo: Salamat. Anyways, anyways, do you know anybody who lived during Martial Law?
Tiburcio: lolo ko!
Carlo: What was he during Martial Law?
Tiburcio: What do you mean? He’s a doctor, why?
Carlo: I want someone who was really active, like an activist or a soldier, or and NPA.
Other guy: NPA, dude? You have to go to the mountains for that!
Carlo: Bro, I’m serious. This is for an assignment.
Tiburcio: That’s quite the assignment.
Carlo: Well what can I do, my professor’s pretty hardcore.
Other guy: He should be “tokhang”-ed.
Tiburcio: Why don’t you interview the colonel!? We see each other at the barbershop.
Other guy: Yeah, Colonel. Don’t you remember? Back when we were younger, he used to play
baskelball with us. Now, he’s old and weak. I bet he’s also starting to lose his marbles.
Carlo: Bro. What’s his real name again? Colonel who?
Other guy: I don’t know. People just call him Colonel.
Carlo: Sir! So sir, I was hoping you can tell me something about Martial Law. How it was then?
Especially for you because you were a soldier during that time. This way we can get a different
perspective.
Colonel: You want coffee? Juice?
Carlo: Water’s fine. Actually, everytime our teacher or older people, I mean people older than my
parents talk about Martial Law, they say it was bad, but from our point of view, it was actually good
because people were more discipline then. (Receive a cup of water) Thank you, Sir. I did some
research on the internet Sir, and it said that Marcos declared Martial Law because there was chaos
all over the Philippines then, and on top of that, there were a lot of protest to destablize the
government. So, the so called torture victims were actually…
Colonel: Wake up! Are you awake?
Carlo: Why are you doing this to me!?
Colonel: I am going to ask you questions. You need to answer. Where is your headquarters?
Answer!
Carlo: I don’t know wthat you’re talking about! What headquarters?
Colonel: You don’t know?
Carlo: I don’t know.. ! No! No! No!! No!!! No!!
Colonel: You know? If you give the location of your headquarters, you won’t get hurt. Do you know
why you are here? Because your comrades gave you up. They told us that you are a subversive.
Carlo: I don’t know what you’re talking about! You fuck! Let me go!
Colonel: So you thinl you are privileged? What do you think of me, your nanny?! Open your mouth!
Open your mouth! Baby drink your milk then sleep. When you wake up, we’ll talk some more.
Colonel: Jaze? Is he one of yours?
Carlo: Yes, he’s with me! I can call him! I can talk to him! He knows where our headquarters is!
Colonel: Okay.
Carlo: Untie me…
Colonel: I said okay… I will invite him here. (texting) why? Or should I say “Why?” Bro, Let’s go to
Valkyrie. Pat and Shawna will be there. Let’s go please! Why do you always speak in English? You
hate the Americans, yet you keep on using their language? Is this is a play so that people won’t
suspect you of being subversives? Your comrade is on his way.
Carlo: Why are you doing this?
Colonel: Because it’s Martial Law!
TV: Extrajudicial killings have continued unabated in the country- from suspected drug addicts and
street pushers, to alleged big-time drug dealers and narco-politicians from the provinces. According
to the Human Rights Watch, this cuurent regime’s war on drugs has claimed the lives of 12
thousand people, and the death toll keeps rising. But what most people fear is that many of these
supposed criminals were not given “due process”…
Jaze: Good evening Colonel, Is Carlo here?
Colonel: Yes he is, He’s been waiting for you. Come in. The gate’s open.
Jaze: Thank you. Wow Colonel! Rockstar! Is it Martial Law?
Colonel: Come inside.
Jaze: Okay, I’ll just go get Carlo.
Colonel: Okay.
Jaze: Fuck bro. oaky, you got me good. Is this a prank? Hey old man you can untie me now. That
choke hold really hurt. Carlo you look dumb. Hey! Stop the act. (HAHAHAHA)
Colonel: Let’s see if you find this funny too.
Jaze: Fuck! That’s enough! Carlo, what the hell?! Okay old man, you’ve had your fun! Now let me
go! You’re really gonna get it from me once I get loose! Fuck Carlo! Carlo, What the fuck is this?!
What the fuck is this?! Please stop. I can’t take this anymore.
Colonel: Now I will ask you questions and you will answer. Do you both belong in the same
Movement?
Jaze: Movement? He’s my friend. But why, what did he do? Whatever it is, I assure you I had
nothing to do with it. Carlo, tell him!
Colonel: I’m the one asing questions. Your job is to answer them. Where is Valkyrie? Is that your
headquarters?
Jaze: Valkyrie? It’s a club. You go there to drink. Meet girls. You wanna go? I can get you on the
VIP list!
Colonel: Do you think I’m stupid?
Jaze: No.
Colonel: Valkyrie means in Norse mythology, chooser of the slain. You think you’re warriors?! You
can’t call yourselves warriors unless you’ve killed somebody. We kill because we are soldiers. We
fight for the motherland. We’re just the same, You’re also doing it for the motherland just from a
different perspective. So don’t blame me if I try to kill your spirit. I’m just doing my duty. So that
Communism doesn’t spread. Now, I’m going to ask again, Where is Valkyrie?
Jaze: At BGC, at the Fort, in front of Uptown mall. If you want I can take you there. So you’ll see
there are Communists there!
Colonel: If I can't get anything from you, I might as well kill you now! Do some thinking. Maybe
tomorrow you'll be more cooperative.
(Next day)
Colonel: Now, we play a game. Let’s see which one of you can outlast the other. Okay, it’s working.
Let’s start. I’m going to ask questions. Once you’re ready to answer, just nod. Where is Valkyrie?
Are Pat and Shawna your comrades?
Carlo: No! They’re not! They’re just our friends.
Jaze: They know where Valkyrie is! Call them, ask them to come over. Or better yet, release me
and I will fetch them for you.
Carlo: Shut up! They can’t help you!
Jaze: No, let him ask them to come over. So they’ll know we’re here.
Carlo: No! Jaze! Don’t get them involved in this! No! Leave them alone! They know nothing!
Jaze: Let them come over so they can find us.
Carlo: They know nothing.
Jaze So we can get out of here! Let them come here, so they would know!
Carlo: Jaze, no!
Colonel: (Showing picture of girl) Is this Pat? Is she important to you?
Carlo: No!
Colonel: I’ll get her so you can be together. I have a lot in store for her
Carlo: No! Please! No!!! No!!! No!!! No!!!
Later that day
Colonel: (texting Carlo’s girlfriend)
Pat: (Calling Carlo’s phone) Babe answer!
Colonel: (Send a message to Pat)
Pat has arrived at Colonel house
Pat: Hello, good afternoon. Is Carlo here?
Colonel: Yes. He’s in the basement with Jaze. Are you Pat?
Pat: Yes I am.
Colonel: Please come in. It’s open
Pat: Jaze is also here?
Colonel: Yes. They’ve been waiting for you. They have a surprise for you.
Pat: Okay.
Colonel: Come inside.
Pat: Thank you.
Colonel: Just go straight. Just go straight. At the end of the corridor, turn left at the stairs towards
the basement.
Pat: Carlo? Jaze? Carlo? Carlo? Babe? Carlo? Carlo? Jaze? Carlo? Carlo!!!!! What happened to
you!? Carlo what happened?!
Carlo: Pat! Run! Run! Go! Run Patty! Run!!!
Colonel: I guess you’re happy now. You’re girlfriend is here. You should be more cooperative now.
Where is your headquarters? Who sent you here? And, why were you asking me about Martial
Law? How about you? Do you know where your headquarters is? That’s how you all are. At first,
you’re firm. Here, this might soften you up! Who would’ve thought, a virgin! Hey kid! You’re to slow!
You’ve been one-upped by a bottle! What smooth skin. Skin that says you’re well-off. This would
be nice to burn!
Colonel: farmers, activists, they’re all being used by the Communists. Who, in turn, are used by the
Americans to scare people. To further colonialism. Torture treatment, as thought by the CIA, not
just here, but everywhere they need to claim as their territory. This will not change. If you don’t
follow their rules, They would ruin an entire country’s economy, make it beholden to them to
enslave that country. We were not stupid. But we are soldiers. We need to follow orders. We need
to keep the system running. Those of you who are enlightened, those of you who fight, you are the
casualties of war. Only politicians benefit. They keep on changing, but they are all crooks!
Opportunists! Fools! I’m tired. There’s nothing more I can get from you. There’s nothing that I want
to get. This is where this ends.
Colonel: Who goes first?
(Doorbell)
Grandson’s: Grandpa!
Daughter of Colonel: Dad, we attended a party near here. So we decided to drop by. Dad, no
sugar. Just the way you like it.
Granddaughter: Mommy?
Daughter of Colonel: Yes, baby?
Granddaughter: Can we play inside?
Daughter of Colonel: Okay
Granddaughter: Thank you mommy.
Daughter of Colonel: Don’t break anything. Okay?
Granddaughter: Yes mommy.
Husband: Another case of extra judicial killing?
Daughter of Colonel: it’s one after the other. Its getting scarier. I don’t think it’s right.
Husband: It’s fine. Only addicts are getting murdered anyway. It is only right. So their numbers will
be reduced.
Daughter of Colonel: what about those who are innocent? Those victims of mistaken identity?
Husband: their number is insignificant compared to the number of real addicts that are being killed.
Daughter of Colonel: What if it happens to us?
Husband: Are we addicts?
Daughter of Colonel: A lot of them are not addicts, okay? Don’t you read the news? Dad what do
you think?
Colonel: We were trained to obey orders.
Husband: Dud you kill someone back then, Dad? Did you torture anyone?
Daughter of Colonel: Hey! Stop it! What sort of questions are you asking my dad?!
Husband: I’m just asking.
Colonel: I did it for you. For the future generations. For my grandchildren.
Daughter of Colonel: Dad. I love you.
Husband: what about the killings that are happening now, dad?
Daughter of Colonel: Enough! Stop it! Are you okay dad?
Granddaughter: One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Gabby? Where are you Gabby? Gabby? Whede are
you? Gabby? I will find you. Gabby? AHHHH!! Why did you scare me?! I heard noises inside. I
thought it was you?
Gabby: No. Maybe there are ghosts inside?
Granddaughter: or monsters?
Grandchildren: AAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Daughter of Colonel: When I say stop it. Stop it. What’s wrong?
Grandchildren: Grandpa! Grandpa! There are ghosts in the basement room l! We heard some
noises inside!
Colonel: There are no ghosts there. It may just be rats. The rats here are big.
Husband: It could be the victims of extra judicial killings.
Daughter of Colonel: So childish!
Colonel: you’re imagining things. Don’t worry about that. It could be a window I left open. And the
wind blows it causing the banging noise.
Daughter of Colonel: Dad, we have to go, the kids have school tomorrow.
Colonel: Okay.
Daughter of Colonel: Kiss grandpa, kiss grandpa.. it’s nothing. It’s just a rat.
Colonel: Study well okay?
Husband: Take care dad.
Daughter of Colonel: Dad, you have to close that window. You might get burglarized.
Colonel: I will. I will. Take care.
Daughter of Colonel: Love you. You’re so immature. If the kids have nightmares tonight. It’s on
you. Come on now. Come on. My goodness. Come on now.
Husband: are you scared of the rats?
Daughter of Colonel: Don’t listen to your dad. Just call me dad, okay? Love you. Bye
Colonel: I love you too.
Daughter of Colonel: You have to stop saying things like that to the kids, or they will develop
phobia.
Husband: Mommy, I was just kidding. Right kids?
Daughter of Colonel: Oh come on, flying kiss to grandpa. Bye dad!
Grandchildren: Bye grandpa!
BANG!!
Carlo: Pat! Pat please! We need to get out of here! Pat! We need to get out of here! Pat! Pat!
Please!
Neighbor: Colonel? This is not your house. Your house is on the next street.
Colonel: You’ve been dead for so long time. Stop haunting me! I’m bot afraid of ghosts! Martial Law
is over! Get out of my house! Wait! You are not ghosts! Martial Law isn’t over. It will never be over.
Pat: No!!
Carlo: Ahhhhhh!
Colonel: (Phone call) Marlene?
Marlene: Good thing you’re still awake. Your granddaughter wants to tell you something.
Colonel: Hello granddaughter! What do you need from grandpa?
Granddaughter: Hello grandpa? My birthday is coming we will eat out. Buy me a gift grandpa,
please.
Colonel: Okay, my granddaughter. What gift would you like?
Granddaughter: A toy, grandpa the one they show in cartoon channel,or thw one we saw in the
mall with mommy. Hello grandpa? Are you still there?
Colonel: Yes, my granddaughter. It would be best if you choose the toy you like. You might not like
the toy that I’ll buy you.
Granddaughter: Okay, granda.
Colonel: what?
Granddaughter: It’s okay grandpa.
Colonel: I love you my granddaughter.
Granddaughter: I love you too, grandpa. Let’s go the mall once we pick you up. You can buy me a
gift there. Is that okay, grandpa?
Colonel: Okay, my granddaughter if that is what you like for your birthday. Okay, you should sleep
now.
Granddaughter: Good night, grandpa.
Police: Mr and Mrs. Dela Cruz, based on the investigation we are doing. We did not see any proof
of torture or kidnapping that happened at Colonel’s house. With all due respect the Colonel is old
and weak. And according to his daughter, he suffers from Alzheimer’s . Ma’am we advise you to
take your son to counseling. Also, get him tested for drugs because we have suspicious, they’re
into drugs. Please look at this, one of your son’s friends was found dead that same night.
Carlo: They don’t believe us.
Pat: (Crying)
Carlo: (Vengeance) You fucker! Wake the fuck up! I want you to see how I’m going to kill you! (Saw
dead body)
“Colonel died”
Teacher: 2 weeks ago I gave you an assignment, and I asked you to interview people. Now I want
to know, what you learned about Martial Law? Okay. So, let’s start with… Carlo!
THE END!